UFB available to Wanaka businesses from April

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10 March 2015

UFB available to Wanaka businesses from April

CallPlus is getting ready to hook up Wanaka businesses to UFB, the final step in a long campaign to bring fibre to the area.

The company will share its plans for connecting businesses at the opening of The Cell tomorrow. The Cell is Wanaka’s new incubator-style facility in the centre of town, which will provide a space for start-ups and innovative small businesses to thrive.

CallPlus will be connecting The Cell to the UFB network in just a few weeks, as soon as Chorus has completed rolling out the required fibre optic infrastructure. Wanaka Chamber of Commerce chairman Alistair King says the town is firmly behind UFB.

“We’ve been working on getting fibre in to the CBD for a while now, and it is great to see this become a reality,” says Mr King.

Wanaka’s interest in UFB began 18 months ago during the Gigatown campaign.

Intense lobbying by Wanaka’s Chamber of Commerce gained the attention of CallPlus General Manager Kelvin Hussey, who saw an opportunity to support the businesses that were eager to access ultra-fast internet speeds.

“Wanaka has proven just how much it wants UFB. Even though it missed out on becoming the country’s first Gigatown, we decided to make a commitment to help businesses get connected as soon as possible,” says Mr Hussey.

“UFB is a game changer for New Zealand businesses and we are committed to providing affordable ultra-fast broadband across the country. It is exciting to be the first in a region and get companies connected.”

“And because our UFB plans are unlimited, businesses won’t have to worry about how much bandwidth is being used. I’m biased but I think that’s brilliant.”

CallPlus will be installing UFB services for Wanaka businesses in the CBD from April 2015.

Plans will be priced at $99 + gst for UFB Fast and $129 + gst for UFB Faster and offered on a 24 month term contract.

The Fast plan offers a download/upload speed of up to 30/10 Mbps, and the Faster plan offers a download/upload speed of up to 100/100 Mbps.

Unlimited UFB Small Office Bundles are also on offer with UFB broadband speeds up to 30 download/10 Mbps upload ranging from $124 +gst a month to 100 download/100 upload Mbps for $154 + gst a month.

To find out more, visit www.callplus.co.nz/BusinessUFBPlans and www.callplus.co.nz/SmallOfficeBundle or to sign up now call 0800 89 2225.

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Additional Plan Information

The Small Office Bundles include free local calls, 500 calling minutes to national, land to mobile and top international destinations, along with a free wireless router and free standard connection. Also included is a domain name, five email addresses and 100MB of web hosting. UFB Small Office Bundles are offered on a 24 month term.

Countries included in the Minute Bundles are Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland (Republic), Canada, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea (Sth), Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam and South Africa. Overage minute rates are National 8c, Land to Mobile 12c and for the International destinations listed above, 15c.

Early termination charges apply. UFB not available everywhere and speeds may vary. A $9.95 delivery fee applies for the router.

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